It was all very valuable because we took down a lot of people in the mob out there, he said. Pottmeyer and Bidelspach were the lead investigators who just a couple of years prior to the Shade murder tracked down serial killer Jeffrey Daugherty and, using a unique strategy, got Daugherty to admit to seven murders, two in the Altoona area, one in Virginia, three in Florida and one in Texas. As his sister testified, Charles began to sob in the courtroom. According to the Pennsylvania Inmate Locator, Charles, now 64, is housed at the State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon. He was also sentenced to an additional 30 to 60 years behind bars for several arson charges filed throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including a house fire at a property he owned in Blandburg in Reade Township, Cambria County, and at Johnny Os Disco and Greenwood Steakhouse, both in Altoona. Your IP: Looking through the windows, police could see no one inside, but an officer could hear a male and female talking upstairs because a window was open on the second floor. The story of that violence dates back 41 years to Sept. 9, 1981. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. The Board of Pardons makes recommendations to the governor for pardons and commutations of sentence andconsiders opinions of prosecutors and judges in the county where the crimes occurred. During the argument, Wright allegedly went upstairs and came back down with a dark colored pistol, pointed it at the victim and whispered, Ill kill you. Wright then demanded she go upstairs with him. An application is not forwarded to the governor if less than a majority of the board votes in favor. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. A few flurries or snow showers possible. People would be sent to Maras, who would prescribe the pills. Click here to see our subscription options. Jayde Renate Huber, 33, of Altoona, who was involved in a crash that killed her 5-year-old son, was sentenced to prison by President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman yesterday morning at Plea and Sentencing Court. Altoona Annual Crimes Violent Crime Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents) 20 15 10 5 0 6.8 3.38 National Median: 4 Altoona Pennsylvania My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime 1 in 147 in Altoona 1 in 296 in Pennsylvania Altoona VIOLENT CRIMES Population: 43,525 United States VIOLENT CRIMES Norfolk Southern Corp. announced Monday that a 10th union has agreed to a paid sick leave plan. Ironically, Page, 64, was a classmate of Charles Soult at Altoona Area High School, but he said he didnt personally know him, pointing out the class had about 1,100 graduates. Caracciolo, who said he was the enforcer for the Blair County mob, testified against his former associates, leading him to be under a protective witness program through the Blair County District Attorneys Office. Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks believes in tough law enforcement and in stiff sentences for drug dealers, pointing out that relationship between the drug world and crime. During the annual transportation outreach session Monday morning, officials with TYRONE School board members got a sneak peek at the near-complete Tyrone Area High School auditorium during a walk-through of the project. Because of the nature of the OCR technology, sometimes the language can appear to be nonsensical. Mattas said Charles Soult eventually became the prime suspect. He said he was appointed as the lead detective of the vice-narcotics unit to stop the violence. He found Horton, Long and Logan Township Police Chief John Reeder waiting. Share with Us. Page said the purpose of the various episodes was to focus on the history of criminal profiling. Keep it Clean. Jocelyn Brumbaugh is a reporter for the Tribune-Democrat. The IRS has been tasked with looking into how to create a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system for all. Become a fan of the page to have the top headlines delivered to yo Weekday Circulation Customer Service Phone 6am-4pm Saturday Circulation Customer Service Phone 6a-10am 814-946-7480 23,637 people like this 25,073 people follow this http://www.altoonamirror.com/ Don't Threaten. NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Altoona's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. Officers were surveilling around 3rd Avenue on Dec. 14,. Huber also spoke in her defense. A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion, accord. NEXT WEEK: Operation Our Town tries to help local law enforcement stem the influx of drugs. Our nationally-comparable school ratings are covered under US Patent No. That person would be paid $25, and the pills would be given to street dealers. In the days after Shades body was found, the young murder victim was described by friends as a very sweet, innocent girl, who was very quiet and polite. The 1974 graduate of Altoona Area High School earned money by baby-sitting for a city family. After a few minutes, Rhodes went downstairs to the kitchen and an officer could see her through the window next to the front door. 185.111.106.78 Tom Wolf that the application be granted. In a report issued that year by Operation Our Town, Altoona Police Chief Joseph Merrill stated his officers responded to 250 overdoses. A statistics framework constructed atop a foundation of incomplete information cannot provide the kind of guidance necessary to deal with such an important topic as crime. He changed the procedure. Read more about Scout's Crime Data. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Blair County Coroner Patty Ross reported more than 130 overdose deaths have been investigated by her office in 2020, 2021 and during the first few months of 2022. The newspaper was founded on June 13, 1874 as The Evening Mirror by Harry E. Slep and George J. Akers (Slep & Akers Company). They needed a confession. Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. The paper remained in the Slep family until being sold to Thomson Newspapers in 1984. Importantly, when you compare Altoona to other communities of similar population, then Altoona crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Crime report for Altoona is incomplete. Not only did he fit the profile, but Mattas said a copy of the book Helter Skelter, the story of the Charles Manson murders, was found on a nightstand in the Fourth Street apartment shared by Soult and Shade. William "Bill" Harvey Showalter, 75, of Tyrone, died unexpectedly Monday at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College. According to the state Board of Pardons, clemency applications generally fall into two categories: pardons or commutations of sentences. Weeks, however, emphasizes his office does not focus on race when it comes to sentencing, and he continues to seek long sentences for those who deal drugs, particularly for repeat offenders. Altoona Detective John McTigue was placed in charge of the city's vice and narcotics unit. Prosecutors said Clark, an alleged small-town drug dealer in Altoona, was killed to prevent him from carrying out threats to tell authorities about mob activities in the city. News. Ed Rendell, when he received special permission to conduct a grand jury investigation into Blair County mob operations at the request of state police and the Blair County District Attorneys Office. Im sorry I caused Cambria County all this trouble, he said. Follow her on Twitter @JBrumbaughTD. He died when struck on the head with an ax. Drugs were having a major impact on crime. Create a password that only you will remember. That is a far cry from the 2021 total of 57, and it does not include the overdose cases treated by hospital emergency personnel. Generally cloudy. jcorcino@theprogressnews.com. The Altoona Mirror is a daily newspaper located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The informant told police that night that a gang from Pittsburgh was going to kill gang members from New York, or as McTigue put it, Pittsburgh was going to kill New York.. The best way to see what's on the page is to view the newspaper page. Bret Pallotto primarily reports on courts and crime for the Centre Daily Times . In 2021, the majority of drug buys in Blair County were either for methamphetamine or heroin, much of it laced with fentanyl, causing more deaths than we can imagine. In addition, Wright allegedly has a CO2 air pistol. For more than 40 years, Blair County law enforcement has been confronting drug abuse and the recurrent crimes associated with it, but within the past couple of years, the drug war has turned more deadly than ever. He was raised in Mifflin County and graduated from Lock Haven University. If they walked somewhere, the police were evident. Nevertheless, anyone who read Mirror reporter William Kiblers article of July 13 about the chiefs presentation to the city council on July 12 and who tried to digest all of what they were reading should have felt somewhat troubled about what the report did not reveal. The overdose count is probably much higher, now that naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of an overdose, is readily available at pharmacies. The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a pretrial decision by Blair County President Judge Elizabeth A. Doyle barring testimony she considered prejudicial against a Baltimore-area man charged with drug and gun offenses. It has provided grants for programs and assistance to law enforcement for the past 15 years. He said the vehicle she was following successfully negotiated the curve and she did not. It gives people hope in life. Another derivative of fentanyl seen in Blair County is carfentanil, which poses a danger to first responders. During a recent workday, her office was extremely busy, and Ross had a heavy burden to bear informing a mother that her son had died of a heroin overdose. Performance & security by Cloudflare. The Blair County Federation of Democratic Women will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Perkins Restaurant in Altoona. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Gangs were warring over turf. The deadly abuse of drugs has not abated over the years, she said. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods. In the case of the 2020 UCR, the report fails to deliver the citys need for a bigger complement of police protection, more in line with the 74-officer department that existed in the mid-2000s than the 62 officers budgeted for this year. The Altoona Mirror identified the driver as 17-year-old Karisma B. Dell, of Blair County. State police estimated Huber was traveling between 77 and 84 mph five seconds prior to crashing. The Altoona Mirror and AltoonaMirror.com bring you the latest news and information. 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